Theodore Ernst Meinholdt, of section 8, Eaton Township,
Clark County, was born in Saxony, Germany, August 24, 1860, the son
of Gottlieb and Wilhelmina (Nuendorf) Meinhold, both also natives
of Saxony. The parents came to the United States in 1869, settling
in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, where they lived until 1879, and in
that year came to this county and settled on our subjects land.
They had 10 children, five of whom still survive, namely: Theodore,
Minnie, Lina, Emma,and Gustav. Minnie married Frank Horner, of this
county, and they have three children: Charles, Lina and Edward.
Lina married Henry Theilen, also of this county and they have two
children: Oscar and an infant boy. Mr. Meinhold, our subject, owns
eighty acres of good land, twenty-five of which is cleared. He has
worked in the pineries during the winters, drove logs in the
spring, and farmed in the summers. He was induced to accept the
office of Clerk of the School Board. he is a member of the German
Reformed Church.